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Who2 Biography:Robert Pattinson, Actor
- Born: 13 May 1986
- Birthplace: London, England
- Best Known As: Edward Cullen, the hunky vampire in the Twilight
movies
With his rippling brow and matinee-idol chin, Robert Pattinson became
a movie heartthrob after appearing as the vampire Edward Cullen in the
2008 teen romance Twilight. Pattinson was born in London and
began acting in his teens, performing with the historic Barnes Theater
Company in London. He won a small part in a German TV production of Richard
Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) and was darkly
handsome in a brief appearance opposite Reese
Witherspoon in the 2004 film Vanity Fair. That led to his
biggest break: he was chosen to play the young wizard Cedric Diggory in
the films Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). He was then cast as the
ageless vampire Edward -- smitten with Kristen
Stewart's Bella Swan -- in the film Twilight (2008), based
on the popular teen books by Stephenie
Meyer. He reprised the role in the 2009 sequel New Moon.
The character Cedric Diggory is a student in the Hufflepuff house at
Hogwarts and a rival of Harry
Potter for the heart of Cho Chang (played in the film by Katie
Leung). Diggory (and Pattinson) appear in only two of the Harry
Potter films: Goblet of Fire (2005) and Order of the Phoenix
(2007).
Actor:Robert Pattinson
London-born Robert Pattinson found his acting niche almost instantly,
kicking off his career with a string of fantasy roles. After catching
the acting bug through amateur theater, the young thespian made his
first film appearance at the age of 18, appearing in 2004's Dark
Kingdom: The Dragon King, based on a Nordic legend. He followed
this up by joining the Harry Potter franchise the following year,
playing Cedric Diggory in Goblet of Fire, as well as the subsequent
movies. Having captured the hearts of many young fantasy fans, Pattison
then signed on to play the dreamy vampire heartthrob Edward in the film
adaptation of the young-adult novel Twilight. ~ Cammila
Albertson, All Movie Guide
Wikipedia:Robert Pattinson
Robert Thomas Pattinson[3]
(born 13 May 1986)[4]
is an English actor, model, and musician.[5]
Pattinson is best-known for playing Edward
Cullen in the film
adaptations of the Twilight
novels by Stephenie
Meyer, and for the role of Cedric
Diggory in Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire.[6][7][8]
In 2010, Pattinson was named one of Time magazine's 100
Most Influential People in The World.[9]
His upcoming films include The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Bel
Ami, Water
For Elephants and Unbound
Captives.Early life
Pattinson was born in London. His mother, Clare, worked for a
modeling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars from the
U.S.[10]
He attended Tower
House School and Harrodian
School,[11]
and became involved in amateur theatre through the Barnes
Theatre Company. After some backstage experience there, he took on
acting roles. He caught the attention of an acting agent in a production
of Tess
of the D'Urbervilles and began looking for professional roles.
Pattinson has two elder sisters, Lizzy
Pattinson, a singer, and Victoria Pattinson.[12][13]
Career
Modelling
Pattinson began modelling when he was twelve years old, but it wound
down only four years later. He has blamed his lack of work as a model on
his masculine appearance. Pattinson explained in December 2008, "When I
first started I was quite tall and looked like a girl, so I got lots of
jobs, because it was during that period where the androgynous
look was cool. Then, I guess, I became too much of a guy, so I never
got any more jobs. I had the most unsuccessful modelling career."[14]
Pattinson appeared in the advertising campaign for Hackett's
Autumn 2007 collection.[15]
Acting
Pattinson at the 2008 premiere of the film Twilight
Pattinson had supporting roles in the made for television film Ring
of the Nibelungs in 2004 and in director Mira
Nair’s Vanity
Fair, although his scenes in the latter were deleted and only
appear on the DVD version.[16]
In May 2005, he was slated to appear in the UK premiere of The Woman
Before at the Royal
Court Theatre, but was fired shortly before the opening night and
was replaced by Tom
Riley.[17]
Later that year he played Cedric
Diggory in Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For this role he was named that
year's British Star of Tomorrow by The
Times.[18]
He has more than once been touted as the next Jude
Law.[11][19][20]
Pattinson played Edward
Cullen in the movie Twilight,
based on Stephenie
Meyer's bestselling novel of the same name, which was released on
21 November 2008 in North America. According to TV
Guide, Pattinson was initially apprehensive about auditioning
for the role of Edward Cullen, fearful that he would not be able to live
up to the "perfection" expected from the character.[21]
He reprised his role as Edward Cullen in the Twilight sequels The
Twilight Saga: New Moon and The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which will be released 30 June 2010.[22]
Pattinson had lead roles in the feature films Little
Ashes (in which he plays Salvador
Dalí), How
To Be (a British comedy) and the short
film The Summer House.
In 2009, Pattinson presented at the 81st
Academy Awards.[23]
On 10 November, Revolver
Entertainment released the DVD Robsessed, a documentary
which details Pattinson's life and popularity.[24]
In 2010, Pattinson executively
produced and starred in the film Remember
Me, which was released on 12 March 2010.[25]
He will also play Georges Duroy in a film
adaption of the 1885 novel, Bel
Ami,[26]
appear in a theatre production for producer David
Pugh.[27]
and will star in a film adaption of the Sara
Gruen novel, Water
for Elephants, with Christoph
Waltz and Reese
Witherspoon.[28]
On 13 May 2010, Robert Pattinson appeared on The
Oprah Winfrey Show for his upcoming film The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Also, Pattinson made an appearance on The
Ellen Degeneres Show on 18 May, which aired the following day.[29]
Music
Pattinson plays guitar and piano, and composes his own music.[30]
He also appears as the singer of two songs on the Twilight
soundtrack: "Never Think", which he co-wrote with Sam Bradley,[31]
and "Let Me Sign", which was written by Marcus Foster and Bobby Long.[32]
The songs were included in the film after director Catherine
Hardwicke added Pattinson's recordings into an early cut without
his knowledge, and he agreed that "one of them specifically, it really
made the scene better. It was like it was supposed to be there."[5]
The soundtrack for the film How
To Be features three original songs performed by Pattinson[33]
and written by composer Joe Hastings.[34]
Aside from recording for the soundtracks, Pattinson has said, "I've
never really recorded anything – I just played in pubs and stuff", and
when asked about a professional music career, he said, "Music is my
back-up plan if acting fails."[5]
In 2010, Pattinson was awarded the 'Hollywood's Most Influential Top
Unexpected Musicians' award.
In the media
Pattinson was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2008 and 2009
by People
magazine.[35][36]
In 2009, he was also named the "Sexiest Man Alive" in a poll conducted
by Glamour.[37]
GQ
and Glamour both named him the "Best Dressed Man" of 2010, with GQ
stating, "Extremely elegant and inspiring, the true essence of a
contemporary man."[38][39]
In 2010, People also listed Pattinson in their "World's Most
Beautiful" issue. [citation
needed]
He was named one of Vanity
Fair's "Top Hollywood Earners of 2009" with earnings of $18
million in 2009.[40]
Pattinson was ranked #10 on The
Telegraph's list of the 10 Highest Paid Actors, with earnings
of £10 million ($16 million) from the Twilight movies.[41]
In 2010, Britain's The
Sunday Times "Rich List" put him on its "list of young
millionaires" in the UK, worth £13 million.[42]
Time
magazine named him as one of 2010's 100
Most Influential People in The World.[9]
Due to Pattinson's rising fame, a wax statue of him was added to the Madame
Tussauds collection in London and New York City.[43]
In December 2009, Pattinson autographed a guitar to be auctioned off
for charity.[44]
He also volunteered for the Hope
for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief in
January 2010. In May, Pattinson submitted a drawing for the charity PACT,
will be auctioned off on Ebay
until 5 June.[45]
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